Arts & Entertainment News
The memorial to President William McKinley in Chicago's McKinley Park is one of 41 Chicago monuments listed in a City project to discuss and potentially change historic markers tied to past racism and oppression.
- President William McKinley memorial in Chicago's McKinley Park is one of 41 listed for issues tied to historic inequity, racism and oppression.
- City of Chicago-led project forms advisory committee to pick monuments, lead decision-making on monument changes and removal.
- 12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas tweets opposition to including McKinley Park in project.
Read more: McKinley Memorial On Chopping Block in Chicago Monuments Project
The McKinley Park Neighborhood Plan has landed, providing a blueprint for neighborhood development from the McKinley Park Development Council and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).
- The McKinley Park Neighborhood Plan provides comprehensive guidance on community development and improvement.
- The just-released plan is a project of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) won by the McKinley Park Development Council.
- Housing affordability, transit-oriented development and revitalizing the Central Manufacturing District included among plan focuses.
Read more: Neighborhood Plan Release Portends New Era of Development for McKinley Park
The McKinley Park neighborhood's front stoops get rated and graded in the second episode of "Just Stoopin' Around," a web series from local showrunners Steve Schmitt and Milo Krimstein.
- "Just Stoopin' Around" takes a lighthearted look at the front stoops of the McKinley Park neighborhood.
- Showrunners Steve Schmitt and Milo Krimstein host and produce the original web series.
- McKinley Park follows Logan Square as the second neighborhood for the show.
Read more: Stoopin' Around Rates the Front Stoops of McKinley Park
Build your most creative snowman in McKinley Park and share its photo for a shot at a Chicago Park District fun pack at the McKinley Park field house as part of a new contest at the park.
- Build your most creative snowman in Chicago's McKinley Park for a shot at a Chicago Park District fun pack.
- Contest runs now through Saturday, February 20, 2021.
- Enter by posting your snowman photo to Instagram with a #Mckinleysnowman tag.
Read more: McKinley Park Snowman Contest Offers Field House Prizes, Safe Outdoor Fun
The Nicole Jordan Catering Company, a small business in the Central Manufacturing District, shares how a Chicago resiliency loan kept them afloat and allowed them to adapt after catastrophic revenue loss from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Nicole Jordan Catering Company shares its experience with City of Chicago small business resiliency loan.
- Neighborhood startup faced ruin from COVID-19 revenue losses, but support allowed survival and pivot to new services.
- Web series from Chicago Treasurer's Office highlights local entrepreneurs' use of city funding.
Read more: McKinley Park Caterer Retools During Pandemic with Small Business Support from City
